We have lots going on for Enterprise & Employability Week coming up w/c 7th March to help you become more enterprising and get the employability skills you need!
Highlights include......
Fairs
Tuesday 8th March - Wakefield Campus Fair - in the Refecotry 11.30am-1.30pm - come along and meet local businesses, voluntary organisations and schemes that can help you boost your employability skills. Don't forget to visit the Yorkshire Ambulance Service Education Ambulance parked outside! Any students wanting to showcase enterprise work will be able to do so. Please contact c.simpson-griffiths@wakefield.ac.uk to book a table at the fair.
Wednesday 9th March - Castleford Campus Fair - Library 11.30-1.30pm - come along to meet local businesses, voluntary organisations and schemes that can help you boost your employability skills. Any students wanting to showcase enterprise work will be able to do so. Please contact c.simpson-griffiths@wakefield.ac.uk to book a table.
Thursday 10th March - HE & Employment Fair - Lightwaves
Key note speaker
Tuesday 8th March 12.15-12.45pm - Gaskells Conference Room - Shakira Martin, NUS
This year Shakira Martin from the National Union of Students will be giving a motivational speech about the importance of student voice and stepping out of your comfort zone to achieve. Please come along and find out what she has to say!
Talks and workshops
There are lots of talks and workshops going on during the week around enterprise and employability - most of which are drop in - as long as there is room anyone is welcome to come along and join in. Please see timetable below:
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Monday 7th March |
1-2pm |
Employability Skills Workshop - Touch Typing - all welcome - Diane Annakin |
WB307 |
City |
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Monday 7th March |
10-10.45am |
What employers look for and running your own business - Richard Kendrick - open to all |
Gaskells |
City |
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Monday 7th March |
2-2.45pm |
What employers are looking for and running hour own business - Richard Kendrick - open to all |
tbc |
Castleford |
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Monday 7th March |
pm |
Success Mind Set talk - Chris Dudley - open to all |
tbc |
Castleford |
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Monday 7th March |
2pm |
Young Upstarts - how to start your own business - Dmitry Fedotov - tbc |
Gaskells |
City |
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Tuesday 8th March |
10-10.30am |
Find out how network marketing can boost your employability skills - talk by Amada Kirkman from Arbonne International - open to all |
Gaskells |
City |
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Tuesday 8th March |
10.30-11am |
Own Character - Charles Nhemachena - story of how he set his own fashion design business up whilst still at college - open to all |
Gaskells |
City |
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Tuesday 8th March |
11.30am-2pm |
Ahead Partnership - mock interviews - open to all |
above Starbucks |
City Campus |
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Tuesday 8th March |
11.30am-1.30pm |
Enterprise & Employability Fair - open to all |
Refectory |
City |
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Tuesday 8th March |
11.30am-1.30pm |
Yorkshire Ambulance Service - Education Ambulance visit - drop in to visit a real ambulance and learn more |
Outside Harrison Building |
City |
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Tuesday 8th March |
12.15-12.45pm |
Key note motivational speaker - Shakira Martin, National Union of Students - Stepping out of your comfort zone to achieve and FE Unplugged - open to all |
Gaskells Conference Room |
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Tuesday 8th March |
1.30-5pm |
Tour of Coca Cola Enterprises - the Coca Cola story and see how one of Wakefield's largest businesses runs. What do they look for in an employee? Pre-bookings only |
Meet in Reception |
Castleford |
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Tuesday 8th March |
2.15-2.45pm |
Find out how network marketing can boost your employability skills - talk by Amada Kirkman from Arbonne International (L3 beauty) - open to all |
CX123 |
Castleford |
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Tuesday 8th March |
2-3pm |
Apprenticeships talk - come along to find out more about what apprenticeships can do for you (hosted by Diane Annakin) |
Room tbc |
City |
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Tuesday 8th March |
3-4pm |
CV workshop - come find out how to make your CV stand out from the crowd - open to all |
Room tbc |
City |
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Wednesday 9th March |
10.30-11am |
Own Character - Charles Nhemachena - story of how he set his own fashion design business up whilst still at college - open to all (Hilary) |
CX305 |
Castleford |
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Wednesday 9th March |
10-11am |
Employability Skills Workshop - Touch Typing - Diane Annakin - open to all |
CX123 |
Castleford |
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Wednesday 9th March |
11.30am-1.30pm |
Enterprise and Employability Fair – open to all |
Refectory and reception |
City |
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Wednesday 9th March |
1.30-2pm |
ITV Fixers - how to do a social action project and boost your employability and enterprise skills - Saphra Bennett (Marc Bleasdale) - open to all |
CX001 |
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Wednesday 9th March |
1.30-5pm |
Tour of Coca Cola Enterprises - the Coca Cola story and see how one of Wakefield's largest businesses runs. What do they look for in an employee? Pre-bookings only |
Meet in Reception |
Castleford |
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Wednesday 9th March |
2.15-2.45pm |
Find out how network marketing can boost your employability skills - talk by Amada Kirkman from Arbonne International (L2 beauty) - open to all |
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Castleford |
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Wednesday 9th March |
2-3pm |
Apprenticeships talk - come along to find out more about what apprenticeships can do for you (hosted by Diane Annakin) |
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City |
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Wednesday 9th March |
3-4pm |
CV workshop - come find out how to make your CV stand out from the crowd - open to all |
CX109 |
Castleford |
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Wednesday 9th March |
4.30-6pm |
Student's Union Enterprise & Employability Meeting - Find out about student voice and social action |
SU Office, back of refectory |
City Campus |
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Thursday 10th March |
9-10am |
Success Mind Set talk - Chris Dudley- open to all |
CX104 |
Castleford |
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Thursday 10th March |
pm |
Yorkshire Ambulance Service - First Aid Awareness Training -boost your CV, come along and become a YAS Trustee Member |
tbc |
Castleford |
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Thursday 10th March |
all day |
HE & Employment Fair |
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Lightwaves |
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Friday 11th March |
10-11am |
What is Enterprise? - Workshop - Jane Walton |
Gaskells |
City |
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Friday 11th March |
2-3pm |
Success Mind Set talk - Chris Dudley |
Gaskells |
City |
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Friday 11th March |
2-3pm |
What is Enterprise? - Workshop - Jane Walton |
tbc |
Castleford |
For further information please contact Claire Simpson-Griffiths c.simpson-griffiths@wakefield.ac.uk